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The following graph illustrates the breakdown of expenditures by agency in the General Fund: General Fund Expenses by Category e FY 2015/16 BCC • 19% " Reserves • 11% Children's Svcs Constitutionals Non Profits. 64% 2°10 State:Agencies 3% It should be noted that State Mandates;and Constitutional Officers account for about 72.9%of the total.fund 'expenditures'. "BCC departments represent :19% Of the total General' Fund budget. Constitutional Officers' budgets; represent 64% ofthe total budget:. The countywide taxroll has increased:7.1%.from last:year.-This provides additional revenue of approximately $30 million for;the General Fund BCC budgets are down slightly (2.6%) while Constitutional Officers have increased by 4:0% The Clerk of Court is the only Constitutional Officer with a decrease in funding. The Clerk's request is down $49,409 or 51%from the current year:Thisis due partially to a reduction in two full time positions., The Sheriff's Office has requested an overall increase Of$1.4 million or.3.5% from the current year: This request provides funding to continue the vehicle replacement program that began in 2013/14, employee raises, and continued funding for the Mental Health Court that was started mid-year. Last year, the County began to phase out the use of Optional Sales Tax for replacement emergency vehicles (Sheriff and Fire.Rescue) over a four - year period. FY 2015/2016 is the secondyear of this phase-out, so Optional Sales Tax funding :is dropping from $600,000 to $400,000 As a result, General Fund expenses for the Sheriffs Office are increasing by $1,628,609 or 4.0%. The Supervisor of Elections has requested an increase of $178,253 or"16.6%: The primary reason for this increase is staffing costs associated with the Presidential Preference Primary scheduled for March 15, 2016, as well as other r local elections. Staff is alsorecommending a contingency of$466,667 in Optional Sales Tax to set aside 1/3 of the estimated $1:4 million cost to replace the current voting system planned.for FY 2016/17 as requested by the Supervisor of Elections. .